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PEX6 - peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as PAF2; HMLR2; PAF-2; PBD4A; PDB4B; PXAAA1

Gene ID: 5190 | Gene type: protein coding

About PEX6

Cytogenetic location: 6p21.1 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 6:42,963,865-42,979,181 (from NCBI)

This gene has 2 transcripts (splice variants), 200 orthologues, 5 paralogues and is associated with 10 phenotypes. Ubiquitous expression in prostate (RPKM 9.4), ovary (RPKM 8.7) and 25 other tissues.

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the AAA (ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) family of ATPases. This member is a predominantly cytoplasmic protein, which plays a direct role in peroxisomal protein import and is required for PTS1 (peroxisomal targeting signal 1, a C-terminal tripeptide of the sequence ser-lys-leu) receptor activity. Mutations in this gene cause peroxisome biogenesis disorders of complementation group 4 and complementation group 6. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]

PEX6 Products(2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_000287.4 NP_000278.3 peroxisome biogenesis factor 6 isoform 1
NM_001316313.2 NP_001303242.1 peroxisome biogenesis factor 6 isoform 2

PEX6 Protein Structure

AAA

AAA: ATPase family associated with various cellular activities (AAA) (466 - 593)

AAA

AAA: ATPase family associated with various cellular activities (AAA) (740 - 871)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

peroxisome biogenesis factor 6

peroxin-6

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 4a

PBD4A

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Complementation Group 4

PBD-CG4

Cg4

Pbd-Cg6

Pbd-Cgc

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Complementation Group 6

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Complementation Group C

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder, Type 4a

Heimler Syndrome 2

HMLR2

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 4c

Pbd4c

Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder 4c

Heimler Syndrome, Type 2

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 4b

PBD4B

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder, Type 4b

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 1b

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder

Infantile Refsum Disease

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

PBD1B

Refsum Disease, Infantile

Adrenoleukodystrophy, Autosomal Neonatal

Ird

Mild Pbd-Zsd

Mild Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder-Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Pbd-Zsd

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Spectrum

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder-Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Autosomal Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy

Refsum Disease Infantile

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder, Type 1b

Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder

Zellweger Spectrum Disorders

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder-Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum

Disorders Of Peroxisome Biogenesis

Zellweger Spectrum

Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum

Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorders

Pbd, Zss

Pbd-Zsd

Pbd-Zss

Pbd-Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorders, Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Spectrum

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders

Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Hyperpipecolic Acidaemia

Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Zsd

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders, Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum

Zellweger Spectrum

Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome

Pbd, Zss

Pbd-Zsd

Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum

Zellweger Syndrome

Zellweger Syndrome

Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome

Zellweger Leukodystrophy

Zs

Congenital Iron Overload

Chr

Zws

Severe Pbd-Zsd

Severe Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder-Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive 3

SCAR3

Scabd

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia-Blindness-Deafness Syndrome

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia-Blindness-Hearing Loss Syndrome

Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Blindness And Deafness

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Autosomal Recessive 3

Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia - Blindness - Deafness

Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-Blindness-Deafness Syndrome

Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy

Nald

Adrenoleukodystrophy Autosomal Neonatal Form

Intermediate Pbd-Zsd

Intermediate Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder-Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

Adrenoleukodystrophy, Autosomal, Neonatal Form

Adrenoleukodystrophy Neonatal

Adrenoleukodystrophy, Neonatal

Heimler Syndrome 1

Deafness Enamel Hypoplasia Nail Defects

Heimler Syndrome

HMLR1

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, With Enamel Hypoplasia And Nail Defects

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 1c

Pbd1c

Deafness-Enamel Hypoplasia-Nail Defects Syndrome

Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Enamel Hypoplasia, And Nail Abnormalities

Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder 1c

Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Enamel Hypoplasia And Nail Defects

Hearing Loss-Enamel Hypoplasia-Nail Defects Syndrome

Heimler, Syndrome

Heimler Syndrome, Type 1

Paroxysmal Dystonia

Paroxysmal Dyskinesia

Pxd - [Paroxysmal Dyskinesia]

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 1a

PBD1A

Zs

Zws

Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome

Chr

Zellweger Syndrome

Cerebro-Hepato-Renal Syndrome

Chr Syndrome

Zellweger'S Syndrome

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Complementation Group 1

PBD-CG1

Cg1

Pbd-Cge

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Complementation Group E

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder, Complementation Group 1

Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome, Variant Types

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder Type 1a

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder, Type 1a

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sensory Hearing Loss

Sensorineural Deafness

Sensorineural Hearing Loss Disorder

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Central Hearing Loss

High Frequency Deafness

High Frequency Hearing Loss

High-Frequency Hearing Loss

Perceptive Deafness

Perceptive Hearing Loss

Perceptive Hearing Loss Or Deafness

Hearing Loss Sensorineural

Deafness Sensorineural

Hearing Loss High-Frequency

Hearing Loss, Central

Hearing Loss, High-Frequency

Peripheral Nervous System Disease

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Nerve Disease

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Neuropathy, Peripheral

Peripheral Neuropathy Due To Vitamin Pyridoxine Hyperalimentation

Premature Menopause

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Premature Ovarian Failure

Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Menopause - Premature

Menopause Praecox

Menopause Premature

Menopause, Premature

Female Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism

Hypergonadotrophic Ovarian Failure

Primary Female Hypogonadism

Pof - [Premature Ovarian Failure]

Ovarian Failure

Ovarian Secretion Suppression

Ovary Hyposecretion

Ovary Secretion Deficiency

Premature Menopause Nos

Aceruloplasminemia

Cerebellar Ataxia

Hypoceruloplasminemia

Hemosiderosis, Systemic, Due To Aceruloplasminemia

Familial Apoceruloplasmin Deficiency

Hereditary Ceruloplasmin Deficiency

Deficiency Of Ferroxidase

Hypoceruloplasminemia, Hereditary

Ceruloplasmin Deficiency

Systemic Hemosiderosis Due To Aceruloplasminemia

ACERULOP

Adrenoleukodystrophy

X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy

ALD

Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease

X-Ald

X-Linked Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

Bronze Schilder Disease

Melanodermic Leukodystrophy

Addison Disease And Cerebral Sclerosis

Adrenomyeloneuropathy, Adult

Diffuse Sclerosis

X-Cald

Adrenomyeloneuropathy

Encephalitis Periaxialis Concentrica

Encephalitis Periaxialis, Schilder'S

Sudanophilic Cerebral Sclerosis

Ald Childhood Cerebral Form

Adrenoleukodystrophy X-Linked Cerebral Form

Adrenoleukodystrophy Childhood Cerebral Form

Childhood Cerebral Ald

Schilder Disease

X-Linked Ald

Adrenoleukodystrophy, X-Linked

Amn

Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis Of Schilder

Systemic Scleroderma

Balo'S Concentric Sclerosis

Ald - [Adrenoleukodystrophy]

Addison-Schilder

Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic

Rcdp

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic Form

Rcp

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Rhizomelic

Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Ai

Congenital Enamel Hypoplasia

Al - [Amelogenesis Imperfecta]

Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Type 1

Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata Type 1

RCDP1

Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder 9

Pbd9

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic Form

Cdpr

Chondrodystrophia Calcificans Punctata

Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata 1

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic, Type 1

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic

Peroxisomal Disease

Peroxisomal Disorder

Peroxisomal Disorders

Peroxisomal Defects

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Syndrome

Chondrodysplasia Punctata

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Congenita

Toriello Higgins Miller Syndrome

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Toriello Type

Toriello-Higgins-Miller Syndrome

Cdp

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, X-Linked Dominant Type

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Group

Dysplasia Punctata Epiphysis

Dysplasia Punctata

Dysplasia Epiphysealis Punctata

Chondrodystrophy Of Punctata

Spastic Paraplegia 46, Autosomal Recessive

SPG46

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 46

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 46

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia 46

Paraplegia, Spastic, Type 46, Autosomal Recessive

Kohlschutter-Tonz Syndrome

Amelocerebrohypohidrotic Syndrome

KTZS

Epilepsy And Yellow Teeth

Kohlschutter Tonz Syndrome

Kohlschutter Syndrome

Epilepsy Dementia Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Epilepsy-Dementia-Amelogenesis Imperfecta Syndrome

Epilepsy, Dementia, And Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Kohlschutter'S Syndrome

Kohlschütter-Tönz Syndrome

Kohlschuetter-Toenz Syndrome

Presenile Dementia

Dementia

Alpha-Methylacyl-Coa Racemase Deficiency

Amacr Deficiency

AMACRD

D-Bifunctional Protein Deficiency

Bifunctional Peroxisomal Enzyme Deficiency

17-Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Iv Deficiency

Dbp Deficiency

Peroxisomal Bifunctional Enzyme Deficiency

Pbfe Deficiency

Bifunctional Enzyme Deficiency

Pseudo-Zellweger Syndrome

Zellweger-Like Syndrome

DBPD

Protein Deficiency, D-Bifunctional

Refsum Disease, Classic

Refsum Disease

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

Phytanic Acid Oxidase Deficiency

Hmsn Iv

Refsum Disease, Adult, 1

Refsum'S Disease

Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Iv

Hmsn4

Hmsn Type Iv

Hmsn 4

Adult Refsum Disease

Classic Refsum Disease

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type Iv

Refsum Syndrome

Hsmn Iv

Disorder Of Cornification 11

Doc 11

Hereditary Sensory And Motor Neuropathy Type 4

Hypertrophic Neuropathy Of Refsum

Ard

Crd

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type 4

Phytanic-Coa Hydroxylase Deficiency

RD

Open-Angle Glaucoma

Glaucoma Simplex

Pigmentary Glaucoma

Wide-Angle Glaucoma

Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Open Angle Glaucoma

Glaucoma Open-Angle

Chronic Simple Glaucoma

Coag - [Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma]

Csg - [Chronic Simple Glaucoma]

Poag - [Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma]

Oag - [Open-Angle Glaucoma]

Chronic Glaucoma

Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma

Simple Glaucoma

Chronic Noncongestive Glaucoma

Ltg - [Low Tension Glaucoma]

Noncongestive Glaucoma

Nonobstructive Glaucoma

Normal Pressure Glaucoma

Primary Low Tension Glaucoma

Low-Tension Glaucoma

Residual Stage Low Tension Glaucoma

Open Cleft Glaucoma

Cerebral Degeneration

Brain Degeneration

Degenerative Brain Disorder

Retinitis Pigmentosa

RP

Rod-Cone Dystrophy

Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa

Non-Syndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa

Pericentral Pigmentary Retinopathy

Pigmentary Retinopathy

Tapetoretinal Degeneration

Rcd

Retinitis Pigmentosa Autosomal Recessive

ARRP

Retinitis Pigmentosa, Autosomal Recessive

Retinitis Pigmentosa 1

Leukodystrophy

Leukodystrophies

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Obstructive

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial

Idiopathic Myocardial Hypertrophy

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Obstructive Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis

Muscular Subaortic Stenosis

Hypertrophic Obstructive Subaortic Stenosis

Usher Syndrome

Deafness-Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndrome

Dystrophia Retinae Pigmentosa-Dysostosis Syndrome

Graefe-Usher Syndrome

Hallgren Syndrome

Usher'S Syndrome

Retinitis Pigmentosa-Deafness Syndrome

Retinitis Pigmentosa-Hearing Loss Syndrome

Ush

Usher Syndromes

Microcephaly

Microencephaly

Microcephalus

Microcephalic

Nanocephaly

Congenital Microcephaly

Brain Hypoplasia

Brain Nondevelopment

Cephalic Hypoplasia

Undeveloped Cerebrum

Undeveloped Brain

Micrencephalon

Micrencephaly

Fundus Dystrophy

Retinal Dystrophy

Retinal Dystrophies

Dystrophy, Retinal

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Mus musculus PEX6 MGD MGI:2385054
Felis catus PEX6 VGNC VGNC:68797
Bos taurus PEX6 VGNC VGNC:32763
Macaca mulatta PEX6 VGNC VGNC:75952
Rattus norvegicus PEX6 RGD RGD:621637
Canis familiaris PEX6 VGNC VGNC:44437